What irritates you about 'Frasier'?

[jrsightes]

Nobody I know uses the term "powder room," but I think it just refers to a half-bathroom that is right by the front door.

I'm pretty sure it dates back to when people wore powdered wigs, and would stop to re-powder their wigs just before they left the house.

[insaneasperger]

SOmetimes Frasiers personailty irritates me, as he strongly reminds me of someone I know and dislike, which is strange, as I do love Frasier!

[seledoux]

SOmetimes Frasiers personailty irritates me, as he strongly reminds me of someone I know and dislike, which is strange, as I do love Frasier!

blaspheme!



The powder room explanation really makes sense, as people are generally referring to Frasier's half-bath when they use the term. I'm so glad I brought this up!

[Sana]

"Powder room" certainly does refer to the "half bathroom". It's not technically a "bathroom" if there is no shower/bath in it.

As for what irritates me, pretty much just Frasier's first season haircut. Yuck.

[Daphne K]

I just saw Head Games and I think it's a bit unusual for a sportsman to carry scissors with him.

[seledoux]

Sana, I was just logging on to say that! His hairdo the first two seasons is dreadful.

[CatNamedRudy]

I concur. Bad, bad hair!

[pipboy30]

i second that motion............

[seledoux]

All in favor? ..Aye.. Motion carried..

I'm done now.

[seledoux]

"As a tall man, I dislike having to stoop for my mail."

Cam Winston couldn't be more than two inches taller than Frasier, if that. Irritating.

[CatNamedRudy]

"As a tall man, I dislike having to stoop for my mail."

Cam Winston couldn't be more than two inches taller than Frasier, if that. Irritating.

I always found that weird too. Frasier is 6'1" He certainly what one would call short.

[seledoux]

Obviously I'm watching the 9th season.. So Frasier goes to Wisconsin and convinces Roz's family that he's Roger. Why don't they address that in the final season, when Denise comes to visit and escorts Frasier to the SeaBees? This seems like the kind of think Deb would love to jump all over.

edit: misspelled Denise's name [like it matters!]

[CatNamedRudy]

Obviously I'm watching the 9th season.. So Frasier goes to Wisconsin and convinces Roz's family that he's Roger. Why don't they address that in the final season, when Denise comes to visit and escorts Frasier to the SeaBees? This seems like the kind of think Deb would love to jump all over.

edit: misspelled Denise's name [like it matters!]

I always found it weird that after 9 years, Roz's family had never met Frasier or even saw a picture of him. Despite the fact that I'm one of a few people that actually really likes that episode, that has always bothered me.

[seledoux]

Obviously I'm watching the 9th season.. So Frasier goes to Wisconsin and convinces Roz's family that he's Roger. Why don't they address that in the final season, when Denise comes to visit and escorts Frasier to the SeaBees? This seems like the kind of think Deb would love to jump all over.

edit: misspelled Denise's name [like it matters!]

I always found it weird that after 9 years, Roz's family had never met Frasier or even saw a picture of him. Despite the fact that I'm one of a few people that actually really likes that episode, that has always bothered me.

i love the episode, too! i just really wish they'd mentioned it in SeaBee Jeebies.

[jrsightes]

Roz's voice.

It's like some hellish hybrid of southern and valley-girl. I've always hated it.

[seledoux]

Roz's voice.

It's like some hellish hybrid of southern and valley-girl. I've always hated it.

[seledoux]

The way they slathered makeup on EVERYONE in the first 3 seasons. I was watching And the Whimper Is... yesterday and they'd lined Noel Shempsky's eyes, for crying out loud. There is one episode in the 2nd or 3rd season, pretty sure it's Police Story, where Frasier is pulled over and his eyes are so darkened it's comical!

[barnaclelapse]

You know, that's one of those things I've never really noticed. I'll have to pay more attention to it in the future.

[Agides]

The ever-changing size of David irritates me enormously in Goodnight, Seattle.
When Ronnie, Martin and Frasier meet him for the first time, he appears to be a "regular" size. Then, at Frasier's appartment, he is no bigger than a wooden spoon wrapped in a blanket. Cut to Frasier's speech at KACL, and ta-da! he's back to a normal size again.

I saw The Friend again yesterday and was instantly reminded how much the larger-than-usual table, which just so happens to be covered for the one and only time in the sole tablecloth owned by Cafe Nervosa when Bob and Frasier sit at it to talk at their first meeting, bugged me too.

[Karin]

The ever-changing size of David irritates me enormously in Goodnight, Seattle.
When Ronnie, Martin and Frasier meet him for the first time, he appears to be a "regular" size. Then, at Frasier's appartment, he is no bigger than a wooden spoon wrapped in a blanket. Cut to Frasier's speech at KACL, and ta-da! he's back to a normal size again.

I saw The Friend again yesterday and was instantly reminded how much the larger-than-usual table, which just so happens to be covered for the one and only time in the sole tablecloth owned by Cafe Nervosa when Bob and Frasier sit at it to talk at their first meeting, bugged me too.

That's a big one for me, too. It's already one of my least favourite episodes, but the thing with the tablecloth just bugs me to no end.

Never noticed the changing size of David before, I'll have to look out for that the next time I watch the finale.

[CatNamedRudy]

I'm on board with the table cloth issue in The Friend.

I have noticed that David is ridiculously small when they are at Frasier's apartment. I could never figure out why they used a real baby for the other scenes but for that one, they used a doll. In fact, the scene at the radio station, David is actually Jane's son Finn.

[Natla]

Hi everyone.

The one thing that stuck out in my mind while reading this thread is the time where Daphne uses "fanny" as slang for "bottom" - I can't imagine any english person saying that with a straight face! Seemed a bit lazy and I'm surprised Jane Leeves didn't say anything.

[jrsightes]

Hi everyone.

The one thing that stuck out in my mind while reading this thread is the time where Daphne uses "fanny" as slang for "bottom" - I can't imagine any english person saying that with a straight face! Seemed a bit lazy and I'm surprised Jane Leeves didn't say anything.

Well, I think it's reasonable to assume she picks up a lot of American idioms after living here for a while. She says "elevator" instead of "lift," too. I imagine if I moved to England, I'd pick up some of the British idioms after a few years.

[Natla]

Hi everyone.

The one thing that stuck out in my mind while reading this thread is the time where Daphne uses "fanny" as slang for "bottom" - I can't imagine any english person saying that with a straight face! Seemed a bit lazy and I'm surprised Jane Leeves didn't say anything.

Well, I think it's reasonable to assume she picks up a lot of American idioms after living here for a while. She says "elevator" instead of "lift," too. I imagine if I moved to England, I'd pick up some of the British idioms after a few years.

That's fair enough - hell, I use elevator and lift interchangably and I don't even live in the US - but considering what the word 'fanny' is used for in England, I'd find it a rather difficult definition to forget! (I can't even hear the term 'fanny pack' without supressing the urge to giggle. Very immature of me, I know.)

[kat]

Hi everyone.

The one thing that stuck out in my mind while reading this thread is the time where Daphne uses "fanny" as slang for "bottom" - I can't imagine any english person saying that with a straight face! Seemed a bit lazy and I'm surprised Jane Leeves didn't say anything.

Well, I think it's reasonable to assume she picks up a lot of American idioms after living here for a while. She says "elevator" instead of "lift," too. I imagine if I moved to England, I'd pick up some of the British idioms after a few years.

That's fair enough - hell, I use elevator and lift interchangably and I don't even live in the US - but considering what the word 'fanny' is used for in England, I'd find it a rather difficult definition to forget! (I can't even hear the term 'fanny pack' without supressing the urge to giggle. Very immature of me, I know.)

me too, I just want to ask them if they know to which body part it refers over here